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Henry is a tiny town of 237 people in Codington County, South Dakota. It's about 99 miles from Sioux Falls, SD and 205 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $85k and rent runs about $938 a month.
237people
$85kTypical home
$938/moRent
81° / 21°Summer / winter
36"Snow
241Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 237
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 163 people per sq mi
- 205 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 99 mi to Sioux Falls, SD
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $85k (≈$535/mo)
- Median rent $938/mo
- Median household income $27k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 21°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 63 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (177 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (674 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 65
- 23% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to ATY airport
- 208 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 155 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1945
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,814 ft
- 854 mi to the ocean
- 58 mi to a big lake
- 40 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 98 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 30 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 63 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 12% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 51 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Codington County: R+41 in 2024
- South Dakota: R+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.